Here was this vast machinery of government and they didn't know how it ran, where you put in the gas, where you put in the oil, where you turn the throttle.

In the course of their work together Taylor developed a deep regard and a personal affection for Robert F. The President just didn't want to be convinced that this was the right thing to do. A series of short-lived juntas followed and after Taylor was made ambassador in 1964 he frequently claMaxwell D. Taylord with General Nguyen Khanh and helped to engineer his removal having supported Khanh's deposal of General Duong Van Minh.

Kennedy. General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor (August 26 1901 – April 19 1987) was a United States Army four star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by the President of the United States John F.